Examples of errand in a Sentence
He was sent out on an urgent errand.
We were there on an errand of mercy to help provide medical care for the refugees.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Available in 10 spring-ready colors, including white, black, and green, this top’s modest V-neckline and full-coverage sleeves are well-suited for everything from a day at the office to an afternoon running errands.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Even more hauntingly, she had been seen hours earlier that day running errands at a local grocery store and CVS pharmacy, her face covered by a mask, likely because of the virus growing in her lungs, USA Today reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
If your goal is to run errands without anyone recognizing you in the aisles, add black sunglasses into the mix—just trust us here.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Available in 10 spring-ready colors, including white, black, and green, this top’s modest V-neckline and full-coverage sleeves are well-suited for everything from a day at the office to an afternoon running errands.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Even more hauntingly, she had been seen hours earlier that day running errands at a local grocery store and CVS pharmacy, her face covered by a mask, likely because of the virus growing in her lungs, USA Today reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
If your goal is to run errands without anyone recognizing you in the aisles, add black sunglasses into the mix—just trust us here.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for errand
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“Errand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errand. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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errand
noun
er·rand
ˈer-ənd 
: a short trip taken to do or get something especially for someone else
also
: the object or purpose of such a trip
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